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Table 3 Relation between complementary nursing interventions mapped and age

From: High prevalence of skin and wound care of hospitalized elderly in Brazil: a prospective observational study

Nursing intervention

n

Presence of the intervention

n

Absence of the intervention

p valuea

Average ± SD

Average ± SD

Surveillance

54

73.9 ± 8.0

21

72.9 ± 7.3

0.60

Diet staging

58

72.5 ± 7.7

17

77.3 ± 7.2

0.025

Intravenous therapy

40

74.0 ± 6.3

35

73.2 ± 9.3

0.69

Bed rest care

25

71.9 ± 6.3

50

74.5 ± 8.4

0.17

Constipation

46

72.7 ± 7.9

29

75.0 ± 7.6

0.21

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. at de Student test